G63 Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere

Billable

Block: Polyneuropathies and other disorders of the peripheral nervous system (G60-G65)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • polyneuropathy (in):
  • diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .42)
  • diphtheria (A36.83)
  • infectious mononucleosis complicated by polyneuropathy (B27.0-B27.9 with fifth character 1)
  • Lyme disease (A69.22)
  • mumps (B26.84)
  • postherpetic (B02.23)
  • rheumatoid arthritis (M05.5-)
  • scleroderma (M34.83)
  • systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.19)

Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • amyloidosis (E85.-)
  • endocrine disease, except diabetes (E00-E07, E15-E16, E20-E34)
  • metabolic diseases (E70-E88)
  • neoplasm (C00-D49)
  • nutritional deficiency (E40-E64)
This category is a complete, billable diagnosis code.

No additional specificity is required — submit G63 directly on claims and documentation without a subcode extension.

Last reviewed: September 2026